Grant and fellowship application deadlines approaching

Grant and fellowship application deadlines approaching

A reminder of upcoming deadlines for fellowship and grant applications:

• SMU’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility is accepting applications for the 2009-10 Maguire Teaching Fellow Award, which provides cash awards of $3,000 to professors who design an ethics-related course or curricular unit in their field of study. Deadline to apply is Feb. 12, 2009; the recipient will be announced March 5. For details, instructions and a list of past Fellows’ courses, visit the Maguire Center website.

• SMU’s Office of Leadership and Community Involvement provides Faculty Development Grants of up to $500 each for up to 18 faculty members who seek to develop courses with a service-learning component. Applicants must attend a service-learning workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. either on Feb. 18 or Feb. 19, 2009, where grant materials will be be distributed. The deadline to RSVP for either workshop is Feb. 13, 2009. For more information, visit the Leadership and Community Involvement website, or contact Geoff Whitcomb, 214-768-4406.